The city’s Three Queens vocal trio will be making a special appearance on stage to commemorate Cunard’s 175th anniversary, which will see hundreds of thousands of people descend on the Mersey to watch the Queen Mary 2, Queen Elizabeth and Queen Victoria sail together up the river.

“We’re flying back from working in Ibiza especially to perform a special show at the Britannia Adelphi Hotel on May 24 to commemorate this momentous occasion in Cunard’s history,” explains Ed Wallace, one of the vocalists.

“Cunard are celebrating 175 years and we have a combined age of 130, so we’re catching them up!”

The Three Queens – Ed, Derek Jones and Gillian Ross – are now in their fifth year of working as a trio after spending many years working as solo perfomers.

Cunard's Three Queens together at sea (Image: James Morgan)

They travel up and down the country performing their very own blend of self deprecating humour and song in three part tight harmony, and have also dedicated lots of time to various charities. Last year they performed at the Epstein Theatre in aid of the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation, and also for previous Lord Mayor Gary Miller.

Ed says the three are happy with the excitement surrounding the arrival of the Cunard ships in May.

He laughs: “All the hype around the Three Queens is making our Three Queens social media pages go crazy. We’ve never had so many YouTube hits in our life.”